Singers with a guitar in hand have always fascinate me. The pose, think
Elvis Presley, Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and
George Michael in his video Faith. The followings are the CD of the guitar men that I have in my possession.
NEIL YOUNG GREATEST HITS : I like
Neil Young from the songs that I heard sung by other artists such as
Linda Ronstadt's
'Love Is A Rose', The New Seekers' '
Dance, Dance, Dance' and
Nicolette Larson's '
A Lotta Love'. As for Neil Young himself, I was not familiar with his work at all and
'Heart Of Gold' is the only one I know. So given his reputation, I bought this CD with big expectation. Regretfully, none of the songs that the other artists sang were here. And unfortunately still, being new and unfamiliar to
Neil Young, the first two tracks,
'Down By The River' and '
Cowgirl In The Sand' were close to 10 minutes long. Quite a task for any body to listen to. So verdict, this CD falls way short of my expectation. Only track I like is '
Heart Of Gold'. DOP : 28th January 2009.
YESTERDAY, TODAY , TOMORROW : THE GREATEST HITS OF KENNY LOGGINS : I first became aware of
Kenny Loggins from his partnership with
Jim Messina. Since
Kenny Loggins went solo, nothing much was heard of
Jim Messina. There's not much I like here except for his smash hit '
Footloose'. and '
Danger Zone' from the movie Top Gun. The other worthy track here is '
For The First Time', a beautiful ballad from the movie
'One Fine Day', starring
Michelle Pfeiffer and
George Clooney. DOP : 18th June 2007.
BRYAN ADAMS : SO FAR SO GOOD : Now
Bryan Adams I like. He knows just what button to push, which string to pull to have you rooting for him. His mega hit from the
Kevin Costner starred movie
"Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves" '
( Everything I Do ) I Do It For You' and his follow up '
Please Forgive Me' testified to this. Before this two songs, I know not much o
f Bryan Adams. From this CD, I've discovered gems like '
Summer Of '69", 'Straight From The Heart' and '
Heaven'. This CD is not complete though. Before long, he came up with '
Have You Ever Loved A Woman' which regretfully is not here. I have it in other form though.
Bryan Adams is a pro with it comes to portrait with a guitar. Pity this cover does not show that.
DOP : 18th December 1993.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN GREATEST HITS : I was got to know
Bruce Springsteen through other artists' interpretation of his songs.
The Pointer Sisters' 'Fire',
The Hollies '
Sandy ( 4th July, Asbury Park ) and the songs performed by
Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I would love to have
Bruce Springsteen performing this few songs here but unfortunately he didn't. Still, this is quite an enjoyable CD, the favorites being
'Hungry Heart', 'Dancing In The Dark' and
'Born In The U.S.A.". A single CD just do not do
Bruce Springsteen justice at all. Here's hoping for a
Volume Two of this CD from
The Boss. DOP : 19th March 1995.
JOHN MELLENCAMP : THE BEST THAT I CAN DO. 1979 - 1988 : John Mellencamp started out as a
Bruce Springsteen clone but somehow managed to find his own place in rock history. His two smashes of 1982 '
Hurt So Good' and '
Jack And Diana' are worth the price of this CD. However, apart from these two greats, the other tracks like '
I Need A Lover', 'Ain't Even Done With The Night', 'Crumblin' Down' and P
ink Houses' are as good as it get. All in all, a winner all the way.
DOP : 3rd December 1997.
THE BEST OF DARYL HALL + JOHN OATES : LOOKING BACK : Two guys with guitars. I was never into
Daryl Hall and
John Oates but I do prided myself in recognizing a great song when I heard one. I remember liking
'Every Time You Go Away' before
Paul Young nicked the song for himself and turned it into a mega hits. Other songs that I quite like here are
'Kiss On My List' their version of '
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and
'Maneater'. DOP : 5th January 1992.
RICHARD MARX : BALLADS ( THEN, NOW AND FOREVER ) Richard Marx started his career with the classic "
Right Here Waiting'. He followed that up with
'Hazard', a song about racist and murder, and then the guaranteed girl pleaser, '
Now And Forever'. My sister-in-law have this song played at her wedding again and again till I wanna scream. Just in case you don't get the message, there's another version of this song here, live. After these three songs, he was off the radar. I've a fondness for song with a girl's name but '
Angelia' somehow sounded rather forced for me. I much preferred the two covers that he
've included as 'new' songs. The
Tom Jones' hit
'( It Looks Like ) I'll Never Fall In Love Again' and
Elvis Presley's '
Can't Help Falling In Love'. DOP : 28th January 1995.
NEIL YOUNG GREATEST HITS : I like Neil Young from the songs that I heard sung by other artists such as Linda Ronstadt's 'Love Is A Rose', The New Seekers' 'Dance, Dance, Dance' and Nicolette Larson's 'A Lotta Love'. As for Neil Young himself, I was not familiar with his work at all and 'Heart Of Gold' is the only one I know. So given his reputation, I bought this CD with big expectation. Regretfully, none of the songs that the other artists sang were here. And unfortunately still, being new and unfamiliar to Neil Young, the first two tracks, 'Down By The River' and 'Cowgirl In The Sand' were close to 10 minutes long. Quite a task for any body to listen to. So verdict, this CD falls way short of my expectation. Only track I like is 'Heart Of Gold'. DOP : 28th January 2009.
YESTERDAY, TODAY , TOMORROW : THE GREATEST HITS OF KENNY LOGGINS : I first became aware of Kenny Loggins from his partnership with Jim Messina. Since Kenny Loggins went solo, nothing much was heard of Jim Messina. There's not much I like here except for his smash hit 'Footloose'. and 'Danger Zone' from the movie Top Gun. The other worthy track here is 'For The First Time', a beautiful ballad from the movie 'One Fine Day', starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. DOP : 18th June 2007.
JOHN MELLENCAMP : THE BEST THAT I CAN DO. 1979 - 1988 : John Mellencamp started out as a Bruce Springsteen clone but somehow managed to find his own place in rock history. His two smashes of 1982 'Hurt So Good' and 'Jack And Diana' are worth the price of this CD. However, apart from these two greats, the other tracks like 'I Need A Lover', 'Ain't Even Done With The Night', 'Crumblin' Down' and Pink Houses' are as good as it get. All in all, a winner all the way. DOP : 3rd December 1997.
THE BEST OF DARYL HALL + JOHN OATES : LOOKING BACK : Two guys with guitars. I was never into Daryl Hall and John Oates but I do prided myself in recognizing a great song when I heard one. I remember liking 'Every Time You Go Away' before Paul Young nicked the song for himself and turned it into a mega hits. Other songs that I quite like here are 'Kiss On My List' their version of 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and 'Maneater'. DOP : 5th January 1992.
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